Panelists, from all forms of racing, included Walt Czarnecki, the executive vice president of Penske Corp., NHRA Pro Stock driver Alex Laughlin, and Wayne Allard, the vice president of government relations at the American Motorcycle Ass’n. Also in attendance was Julie Bennett, the vice president and general counsel of the dragway at Bristol Motor Speedway, Daniel Ingber, managing director, government and legal affairs at SEMA, David Prater, the director of operations for Feld Entertainment’s Monster Energy Supercross, and Tim Frost of the National Speedway Directory.

The event was hosted by co-chairs of the Congressional Motorsports Caucus, Representatives Bill Posey and Mike Thompson.